New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27
PUBLIC MEMS VACATIONS.
PREPARING TO LEAVE WAsHINGTON--ENG-
LISH CONCEIT

points Europe and Florida Senator and Mrs Frye
will sail March IL from NewYork for Liverpool ana VIII
go direct to Italy in order TO visit Rome and Naples DO
fore warm weather comes 1t is odd that people who
have been used to the always have dread OF cross
ingthe Mrs Frye declares that she hates the
thought OF crossing but like most che Is bent on
going abroad at least once before she dies senator
Frye will not forego his annual tshing-not Tor All
EurOpe"-and they will return Maine about September
l. In the five months abroad they expect to see some
thing Of Great Britain, Germany, France. swtzeriahd
and Italy.
Senator Hale will go in March and join his WIG
and three boys ct Paris and the family will spend tho
In travel The following paragraph appeared IN
society Journal" the other day: Mrs Hale the
idoio of Eugene Hale is spending the winter al YER
saes, with her children" This would seem 10 ihuic'o
that Senator Hale has been much of recuse during
his wfes absence abroad give the impression OF us
demise, Mrs Hale is clad in weeds This oit OF
Information has been Of much amusement 10
society but IL is needless 10 that Senator ae sees
fun I'm It, or course he does not love the new society
journal" and pronounces It the most unrustwor'hy
paper In Washington. It's awfully funny" said one
young woman laughing about H. He used to go every
where dinners and parties Now he goes TO one OF TWO
places only Serves him right He onsht TO DE moro
lively II he doesn't want To DO considered dead
senator spooner expects to take his family abroad IN
April They too, will return In September not Tor hsh
ing but for the chdrens school Two sons OF seventeen
and fourteen here In Columbian University, ana the
elder IL destined for Princeton.
Senator spooner h in his family, the least arbitrary OF
men. He IA q boy with his boys AMI all duties aud
pleasures are talked with them. There are no
divided interests conflicting plans and no quiet cor
in the house. closed 10 interruption He has an
Office and stenographer, but whom he Is going u make
speech he gets II started and worked out In the bustie
OF talk with his family His wife Is often at the same
time PLAYING on the piano. and sometimes there Il d
racket" that would drive wild In the effort 70
! hol ideas in heir head I
the late Senator Logan prepared ono evening when
the racket" In his house was at its height
senator and Mr.. Warner Miller expect to 20 to Europe
| in midsummer They intend first TO go TO Alaska and
will leave Washington about the middle OF March, going
South. TO New Oreans Mexico and California aud sailing
from San Francisco Their return will be by the North
Pacific and the trip viii AL the greater part OF three
months
The Congres people going Florida include Sow
eral paroles and their wives who will
spend the month Of March In the South. Tho mention OF
Florida recalls the experience OF some yonng Engshmen
who 10 Washington for two days, ON their way To
that land of oranges and aators and who stayed here
months They got into official society sni found 10
attractive that they could not get away One young
Briton, apparently not many years above twenty-one
and the OF real lori" but travelling "a modest
| Mr. -, went ont TO make calls last week. The daugh
ter OF a wellknown hostess had several young women
assisting her. and with these he proved volube and
1
evc one OF the assistants tho hostess said 10 caller
! DO let me introduce that young man over there. /
want to get Miss A. away from him. and he shows no
| sign OF giving up"
The Introduction made, bows exchanged and
the son OF real lord" left with the other woman
And what you doing In Washington II may AK
the question" the first words OF the young man. IA
he gave ping inclusive glance from her tall bon
net the hem Of her gown.
"oh. I am doing what most other women are doing
making calls" she replied VITA fash OF quickness,
and showing surprise at the unexpected and abrupt
| question.
The surprise was on other side and for instant
he was set back by her readiness. "Ah-oh-don't you
knowtbar. really very good" he said laughing and
"And what are you doing in Washington. II may ask
the question she added the next moment aud giving
"Ah- oh-rcaly. you Amenean, are very quick. don't
you ,"e nf f Tspcctfui deereace viii tell you
| We have Just across TO look about little. spent
days wcllreay. there is good deal In your towns.
'"Two DAYS In NewYork and two IN Washington Isit
possible Mr. " there are two whole days OF sishtsee-
Ing IN either city for Englshman on. understand
You have Just get thoroughly acquainted with
and will then run home 10 England aud write BOOK
stay In York. and two whole days at our capital!
| But Im 80 lad you lind a lot TO see
| Ah-oh--really now. You can't mean 10 be 40 nara
on a fellow. should nev.h. you know, give my impress
sions without really knowing America was Just going
say that really, after two day here your capital u 80
very charming couldn't get away Really we couldn't
Aud down Ia the booking oih"e ana the fellows
fixed 1t all right with the tickets Now lnstean OF Two
days we've really been in Washington seven weeks rs
| "A fact | wouldn't believe II myself II dldnt kho" u.
YOU seven weeks! But We really, you Know. must
get OF TO Florida next week. sorry Washington Is very
| delightful people charming. you know ,
And OF course you go chicago No book on America
Ia complete without Chicago. the big city the wet
I'm nsr estimation ana she little sorry she had been
sarcastic The next minute down he went again. AS no
"Ah-oh-ves. have heard Of ShiraSo you k know;
I ., cred al
Now. really. you know DO look ike III How Gd you
Oh you ali do IT, You come over on the two,day
plan OF seeing the country And you've all heard OF
! thcago 80 20 home and write alont US "hen you
really don't know anything about America or Americans,
| after ALL" shc said. squarely and frankly .,.,
She had come up hi, estimation as fast as he had
gone down in hers lie was taken by her OF hand man
ncr of talking aud quick understanding lie was ABOUT
oasS sGd Wholly without his former conceted air.
will tell what we do know; and We are not $40" III
Pm so Glad you really know something about u.s. II its
ever so little" she put In. laughing. ..o,., ,ho,
1--WE learn, as soon as We meet American women. tha'
they are the best takers In the world. Now, Miss
promise You 4 write my mPTe:;i0n' s viii go %
bye. We're of TO Florida Tomorrow"
The wife OF Justice Field lately told this little story
about Edwin ~ Stanton the War Secretary In the hrst
days OF the Mrs Field gave dinner party anu mo
Secretary OF the quests The ladies' at me table
one by one began AJAX avOs Of the head VI the then
most powerful department OF the Government MI SIAN
ton listened but made reply. and ENCOURAGED none
Finally he turned 10 the hostess aud said, MIRA Field
have you nothing TO ask fort" She had not spoken anu
had not thought Of anything she desired al his hhnu
But she answered, "when have favor to ask, u wiz
be "A aud deserving officer The next morning
an orderly called at Justice Fields house with this mes
sage from the Secretary "wil Mrs Field kindly name
the officer 10 whom sho referred last evening A!Ier
searching her memory, she thought OF young Aeusn
ant buried post where neither glory nor uansol
was within reach. Tho orderly went back with me hoo
of thanks and the young mans name. That LeuIohah'
came out Of the war Major General
Justn McCarthy's audience at his lecture on Iuesdsy
evening came largely from official circles Tue iisn
Americans Congress OF course were present. anu pay
other Senators and Representatives, with their wives s
daughters There lrish-American deeply ih,e t
esIed in Home Rule who plainly enough was NOT A On
cial lie was "a working In his working garo anu no
seemed wholly oblivous to the presence OF any ha,c
Ills esponses were perfectly audible and very
and several times they were niue . s,ai'n for
| certain evils named by tho speaker was